Dell shares drop after earnings miss

MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE

Shares of the computer maker fall after hours after missing adjusted Wall Street earnings estimates by a penny a share. See full story.

U.S. stocks mostly up after Dow hits 13,000

U.S. stocks finish mainly ahead after European leaders back more aid for Greece. See full story.

Dow 13,000 under siege

With this week�s upturn, Dow 13,000 is under siege. See full story.

Dollar edges up after Greece rescue deal

The euro recovers against the U.S. dollar in the wake of a euro-zone agreement to approve a long-awaited bailout for Greece. See full story.

Oil rallies 2.5% on Iran tensions, Greek deal

Crude-oil futures end at a nine-month high over $105 on fears of more supply disruptions and as traders cheered Greece�s second bailout. See full story.

MARKETWATCH COMMENTARY

Instead of acknowledging that banks have become a part of government, we keep pretending they are private institutions, writes David Weidner. See full story.

MARKETWATCH PERSONAL FINANCE

Some boomers are tapping their home equity and investing the money in tax-deferred accounts. There are risks and rewards to this sort of leveraging strategy. See full story.